March 2013
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Ask Reader's Digest a Health Question!
You forgot your toothbrush on vacation—should you borrow your spouse’s or skip it for the night? You get home late and you’re tired but starving. Do you grab a light snack that won’t be satisfying or eat a full dinner and go to bed on a full stomach? Got similar health dilemmas? Share them with us and we may solve them in an upcoming story!
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February 2013
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January 2013
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Look Twice: Chinese artist Liu Bolin camouflaged himself for a series of photos called Hiding in the City. They’re metaphors for government suppression of art, he says. Other scenes he’s painted himself into include the rubble of earthquakes in the countryside and a wall with text from The Communist Manifesto scrawled on it. From the February 2013 issue of Reader’s Digest,...
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One Thing I Swear I'll Never Do Again: Forget My...
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I swear I will never again forget to get my flu shot. I spent the holiday quarantined in my bedroom. I missed out on all the food, fun and fellowship with my family who had driven 400 miles to celebrate.
We’re back from the holiday and looking for new submissions on RD StoryBox!
December 2012
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A holiday surprise at the RD office:
We gave assistant managing editor Paul Silverman an early Christmas present.
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How to make a Christmas tree out of Reader’s Digest »
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November 2012
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Peace Out, Purell: New Product Sanitizes Your...
It’s called Halo Oral Antiseptic, and three quick sprays at the back of your throat—choose berry or citrus-flavored—protects you for six hours. A study at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Ohio found the spray effective in killing 99.9 percent of infectious airborne germs.
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WatchHow do magic tricks work? Teller, of Penn & Teller, pulls back the curtain on human perception. Read the story on RD.com »
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Gamers vs. Surgeons: Guess Who Won?
Age may lead to experience in many things, but when it comes to the skills needed to pull-off intricate robotic surgery, youth may hold the upper hand—or the upper joystick, as it turns out.
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston held a face-off between surgeons-in-training and a bunch of high school sophomores and college students, pitting them against each other on...
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October 2012
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The Six Best Pumpkin Beers
While the supposed pumpkin spice latte shortage is now under control, it served as a helpful reminder that great seasonal drinks extend beyond the bean. So, Reader’s Digest assistant editors—and beer aficionados—Damon Beres and Caitlin O’Connell rounded up their favorite pumpkin brews. Check ‘em out »
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WatchHappy Ending for Kitten Saved by Miracle Dog: Here’s a bit of inspiring news: a 4-year-old Pekingese pooch named Mittens recently saved the life of an abandoned kitten through miraculous lactation, CBS News reports. See our full write-up »
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September 2012
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“In late 2000, J.K. Rowling was already staggeringly famous, and my colleagues...”
– Reader’s Digest books editor Dawn Raffel, who recalls her first meeting with the acclaimed author as Rowling’s new book, “The Casual Vacancy,” hits shelves »
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